Dark Angel 138 Posted March 25, 2020 Report Share Posted March 25, 2020 Read an article by an undertaker in Italy. Bit grim. Maybe Nonna can confirm or deny its authenticity. With talk about emergency workers, we tend to forget about undertakers. Apparently, there are no funerals taking place in Italy. The dead are placed in a coffin as they die, no cleaning/applying makeup etc, sometimes if relatives ask for specific clothes to be put on the deceased, these are placed on top of the body. No redressing allowed. No items can be placed in the coffin. Relatives are not allowed viewing or their goodbyes. ( probably in quarantine anyway. ) . The undertaker takes the coffin to a priest in the boot of a car, opens boot, priest carries out his duties, then off to crematorium. Is this our future? Undertakers are becoming prey to the virus which is causing another problem. Difficult times. People like and want to say goodbye. Funerals in this country are limited to five people including the person taking the service. Close family only. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MargieH 7,603 Posted March 25, 2020 Report Share Posted March 25, 2020 MD. We have no choice but to go through this together! But I think it has brought out the best and sometimes the worst in people 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
AfferGorritt 868 Posted March 25, 2020 Report Share Posted March 25, 2020 We had a family quiz earlier. Daughter, son, in-laws and 3 grandkids. Lots of wine, lots of laughter and banter. All courtesy of Zoom conferencing on our ipads. Thank God for technology - and alcohol!! 2 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DJ360 6,730 Posted March 26, 2020 Report Share Posted March 26, 2020 8 hours ago, radfordred said: Not much mention of 21 year old Chloe Middleton the UK’s youngest victim? Orwell was spot on, some are more equal than others. Very grim and sobering news. However the Facebook post said "no underlying health issues", but I thought I heard BBC say "Not clear if underlying issues". Still awful though. I have read or heard somewhere that there is evidence that the severity of the disease can depend on the 'Viral Load'.or in other words.. how much Virus people absorb when they get infected. Obviously I can't speculate about the poor girl in question. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Stuart.C 491 Posted March 26, 2020 Report Share Posted March 26, 2020 Re Chleo as with others they are saying no underlying issues. I read that to be, no known underlying issues. They may have had undetected issues which presumably would be discovered in post mortem and revealed at a later date. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Oztalgian 3,298 Posted March 29, 2020 Report Share Posted March 29, 2020 This evening our Prime Minister has announced that as of Monday midnight all gatherings indoor or outdoor will be limited to two people. This includes private properties. Technically it means that you can have no more than one person over to your house. A family of more than two people can take the dog for a walk but they must all live in the same house. If you want to exercise with a friend it can only be two people. You can go and visit your parents or siblings but social distancing guidelines are recommended. It is not surprising there is some confusion about how this rule applies It is strongly recommended that anyone over seventy should stay at home and self-isolate. if we have to go out we should limit contact with other people as much as possible. Here in South Australia we have had 257 cases or 17 per 100,000 residents and luckily no deaths as yet although 6 people are in intensive care. My thoughts are with all that have been affected by this virus wherever they are. Keep safe everyone Quote Link to post Share on other sites
nonnaB 4,895 Posted March 29, 2020 Report Share Posted March 29, 2020 Oztalgian. I hear update from Australia through my cousins and it's starting to look grim. We can't have friends around and we can't go to friends either. We are fine and probably very lucky in the sense that we don't live in an apartment and be restricted to staying in a small space. At least we can go and sit outside when weather permits. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
nonnaB 4,895 Posted March 29, 2020 Report Share Posted March 29, 2020 Dark Angel. Yes it's true no funerals are taking place here. Here they attract loads of people so it's safer not to hold them. I heard yesterday that they are cremating the dead but they can only cremate so many each day, think I heard 12. When the coffin comes out of where it's been held there is only one person allowed to say their goodbyes. Today they were saying that one grandfather isn't allowed to say goodbye to his 3 yr old grandson whose body was found the other day, because he was in quarantine. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
LizzieM 9,511 Posted March 30, 2020 Report Share Posted March 30, 2020 On 3/24/2020 at 10:03 PM, LizzieM said: Our boys have a massive problem as they are a small but global construction company and have contracts all over the World. They’ve managed to get most of the men home but still have a Brit stuck in Panama, Our chap in Panama has been arrested for going out for a jog! The 10 in Falklands are still there ...... a military plane went to bring people back to UK but concentrated on ‘old and vunerable’. Situation still difficult for our boys. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cliff Ton 10,470 Posted March 31, 2020 Report Share Posted March 31, 2020 Feeding the ducks whilst in self-isolation. (Not mine - I borrowed it) 8 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
radfordred 6,284 Posted April 17, 2020 Report Share Posted April 17, 2020 Day 26 of quarantine if only my neighbour had brought food instead of 356 rolls of toilet paper 5 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
radfordred 6,284 Posted May 10, 2020 Report Share Posted May 10, 2020 The NHS will be overwhelmed for years to come doing spine replacements for all the fit & healthy workers who’s backbones went missing at the 1st sign of a nasty virus, thank god the NHS & other essential workers continued to turn in when it’s all over let’s give them 3 months off to do their gardens & lay around watching Netflix & moaning about staying in. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
PeverilPeril 3,284 Posted May 10, 2020 Report Share Posted May 10, 2020 I'm going fishing on Wednesday Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Beekay 5,159 Posted May 10, 2020 Report Share Posted May 10, 2020 No your not PP. You've got some rust proofing and undercoating to do. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
radfordred 6,284 Posted May 10, 2020 Report Share Posted May 10, 2020 I enjoy fishing on here, you can always get a bite 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
radfordred 6,284 Posted May 15, 2020 Report Share Posted May 15, 2020 On 3/23/2020 at 1:18 AM, DJ360 said: Social Distancing Best keep off Wollo park then Quote Link to post Share on other sites
nonnaB 4,895 Posted May 15, 2020 Report Share Posted May 15, 2020 Hope that's not a true publicity for a disaster. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
radfordred 6,284 Posted October 31, 2020 Report Share Posted October 31, 2020 Daughter tells Sainsburys Castle Marina solid with queuing across the car park? You'd think they would have enough bog roll, pasta & beans from the last lockdown Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jill Sparrow 10,307 Posted October 31, 2020 Report Share Posted October 31, 2020 They're after the porridge, RR. They've all found out what philmayfield has for breakfast! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
philmayfield 6,145 Posted October 31, 2020 Report Share Posted October 31, 2020 I did eat some again this morning. It was just as disgusting but I'm sure it's doing me good. At least tomorrow will be a break with a full English! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jill Sparrow 10,307 Posted October 31, 2020 Report Share Posted October 31, 2020 Oats are very beneficial for cholesterol. If there's one person on this site who shouldn't have cholesterol problems, it's @benjamin1945 Not with the amount of oats he's had! 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
radfordred 6,284 Posted October 31, 2020 Report Share Posted October 31, 2020 You say full Phil, black pudding? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
philmayfield 6,145 Posted October 31, 2020 Report Share Posted October 31, 2020 I wish but it wasn't on the Morrison's delivery. I could go to the farm shop I suppose but I'm waiting to hear Bumbling Boris at five. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
radfordred 6,284 Posted October 31, 2020 Report Share Posted October 31, 2020 Five! He took longer to come out than Phillip Schofield 7 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DJ360 6,730 Posted November 1, 2020 Report Share Posted November 1, 2020 We only need a lockdown because of idiots. Some of the idiots are ordinary folk, but most of them are in the Government. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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